Hruby v. Chicago Transit Authority

The issue on this appeal from the superior court of Cook County is whether the defendant, Chicago Transit Authority, is obliged to answer written interrogatories submitted by the plaintiff requesting “the names and addresses of all persons in possession of defendant who were occurrence witnesses” and “the names and addresses of all persons in possession of defendant who witnessed plaintiff’s injured condition subsequent to the accident until he was removed to the hospital.”

The defendant refused to answer the interrogatories. As a result, the court adjudged it guilty of contempt and assessed a…